For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Condoleezza Rice calls for ‘urgency’ in sending weapons and money to Ukraine. Reported by Mallory Yu | NPR Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thinks the way forward for the war in Ukraine is: more, now. More weapons and more money to Ukraine’s forces trying to kick Russia out of their country. “My argument is simply . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Armored vehicle pledge to Ukraine marks a change in the war with Russia. Reported by Leila Fadel and Eleanor Beardsley | NPR The U.S., France and Germany have recently announced plans to send armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The Western-designed weapons are an upgrade, but they’re not the tanks that Ukraine wants. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Russia says it took Soledar, Ukraine denies its capture, by Andrew Meldrum | AP KYIV — Russia claimed today that its forces captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin after . . . READ MORE . . .
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Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting. From AP As Russian troops wage a ferocious house-to-house fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow, with President Vladimir Putin reshuffling his top generals while rival camps try to win his favor. The fighting . . . READ MORE . . . (Click HERE for earlier story.)
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Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in combined arms tactics in Germany. From NPR. The U.S. and allies are scaling up training of Ukrainian troops in Germany. NPR’s Dwane Brown talks to Raphael Cohen of the RAND Corporation about what this means for the war against Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Who is new chief of Russian forces in Ukraine Valery Gerasimov? From AFP. Valery Gerasimov, who in a surprise move was named to lead Russian troops in Ukraine after months of setbacks, has been Moscow’s top general for the past decade as chief of the general staff. The decision . . . READ MORE . . .
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Lawmaker says liberation of Soledar is turning point of special operation. From Tass. LUGANSK — Viktor Vodolatsky, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Ties with Compatriots, said today that the liberation of the town of Soledar in the Donetsk oblast is a turning point of the special military operation. “A . . . READ MORE . . .
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